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Yahoo
01-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
1 dead, 2 hurt in Morganton shooting: Sheriff
BURKE COUNTY, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — One person is dead and two others are hurt after a shooting in Morganton Saturday evening. Deputies with the Burke County Sheriff's Office responded to the area of Kathy Road and McAlpine Avenue around 5:45 p.m. When deputies arrived, they discovered that one person with a gunshot wound was transported by a personal vehicle to the hospital. That person was pronounced deceased at the hospital. Queen City News is tracking CRIME in your area 🚨 >> There were two other victims. One was transported by EMS to UNC Health Blueridge and another refused medical treatment and had non-life-threatening injuries. Officials have not released any details on arrests or the identities of the victims. The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation is conducting an investigation. This incident remains active and ongoing. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the Burke County Sheriff's Office at 828-438-5500. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Yahoo
3D printed gun, narcotics seized in Burke County operation
BURKE COUNTY, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Burke County Sheriff's Office executed an operation near Drexel Road and Summers Road in response to numerous citizen complaints regarding suspected drug trafficking and other criminal activity in the area. At approximately 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 7, investigators observed a suspicious vehicle leaving a location known for illegal narcotics activity. A traffic stop was initiated, during which a North Carolina Department of Adult Corrections K-9 conducted an open-air sniff and alerted to the presence of potential contraband inside the vehicle. The driver, identified as Melanie Marie Mitchell, became combative and refused to comply with commands to exit the vehicle. Officers removed both Mitchell and the passenger, identified as Beverly Denise Freeman, and conducted a search of the vehicle. During the search, law enforcement discovered a fully functional, 3-D printed firearm in Mitchell's possession. The firearm had no serial number, rendering it untraceable. Officers also located a small cosmetics case with a digital scale, a clear plastic bag containing a crystalline substance, and a white powdery substance. Field testing confirmed the presence of methamphetamine and fentanyl. Mitchell, a convicted felon, was taken into custody on multiple charges, including possession of a firearm by a felon and various drug-related offenses. Freeman was found in possession of a pill bottle containing a clear plastic bag with a grayish powder and multiple prescription medications, including Adderall, a Schedule II controlled substance. Field testing confirmed the presence of fentanyl in the substance. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Augusta commissioner comments on job in Burke County government
WAYNESBORO, Ga. (WJBF) – An Augusta city leader says his new job is not a conflict. The new elections supervisor in Burke County is Augusta Commissioner Brandon Garrett. Garrett says he's checked with the State and the City attorney, and working for one county while being a member of the governing body of another is not a violation of his oath of office. 'I work for a county, they pay me for the work that I do. I'm not the holder of any public funds which is what the oath actually says, so there is not conflict of interest even with me being Supervisor of Elections down here. Has zero to do with my work in Augusta as a commissioner,' said Garrett. Garrett says he does not plan to move and leave Richmond County and he is not going to resign from the commission before his term ends. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
